Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Samoa
Samoa: Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Samoa, 2002–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Samoa is 60.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 20.0% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Samoa peaked at 84.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2006.
That places Samoa 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 84.0% | — |
| 2003 | 65.0% | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | -42.2% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | -76.9% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +500.0% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | -69.6% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +114.3% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +66.7% |
| 2012 | 52.0% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 55.0% | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | +110.7% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +66.7% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -20.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 60.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.5%, 71% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 60.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 87.0%, 69% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Samoa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +500.0% | 6.0% | 36.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.2% | 6.0% | 84.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 28.0% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 45.0% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More health data for Samoa
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 708.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 17 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0591 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Samoa?
- Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe in Samoa was 60.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2006.
- How does Samoa rank for vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe?
- Samoa ranks 156th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination against measles vs. share who think vaccines are unsafe. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who have had two doses of the measles vaccine in a given year.